the legislative branch (congress)
The twentieth amendment to the United States constitution states that the previous President's term shall end at noon on January 20, and the incumbent President's term begins at the same time.
Congress has the ability to decide if the country should go to war. The president of the US creates all tactical planning of the war once Congress initiates the act. Congress does not have the ability to end a war once it begins. However, the president must depend on Congress to keep funding the war efforts.
two-thirds of the states may ask Congress to call a national convention.
When the President and the majority of Congress are of the same political party, the principle of separation of powers becomes diluted. It begins to defeat the purpose of the checks and balances system.
Third of January
The President's salary is set by Congress before his term begins. it can not be changed during his term.
Promotes productivity in Washington after an election. The amendment removed the long period of time a defeated president or member of Congress would remain in office before his successor begins.
On January 3, 2013, the 112th Congress ends and the 113th Congress begins.
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congress
The Constitution originally specified the first Monday in December as the date for the minimum one meeting of Congress, but deferred to the right of Congress to alter this date, which was done.A new Congress begins at noon on January 3 each year, and according to the 20th Amendment, they are required to meet on that date unless they otherwise assign a date. In years following a congressional election (every other year), Congress will meet January 3 to induct new Congressmen and Senators, if any. In years following a Presidential election, a joint session of Congress convenes to receive the votes of the Electoral College. If the count hasn't been completed before January 20, either the Vice President-elect (his count completed) or the sitting Speaker of the House would become President, until the count has been completed or until the House otherwise selects a President.Otherwise, Congressional sessions are defined by the requirements of the Congress and may take place on any schedule they devise.
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The word is "meeting."
Every two years a new Congress begins in the U.S. federal legislature. The 1st Congress was scheduled to begin on March 4, 1789, so the Congress that begins on January 3, 2015 is the 114th Congress.
The quote "One man's liberty ends where another man's begins." has a very important meaning. The quote means that a person can do anything they wish to do until it interferes with another person's liberties. This statement is put into affect in the first amendment of the Constitution. In the first amendment all of the tasks Congress may not do are stated. An example of what Congress can not do is create a law that forbids a person to practice a religion. They are not allowed to do this because it is against a person's liberty for them not to have religious freedom in the United States.
Sessions in Congress begin in different times. In order for congress to have a session, they must have something to talk about, therefore congress meets when there is something to talk about. Even though there may be something to talk about, they will not always meet, they wait for a little bit and then they meet; part of protocol. Similar to the great American Frontier, Congress is quite the same.